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Make Money Blogging

BY: GL Hamilton
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One of the easiest ways to start a side business is to blog about what you are doing. If you are selling Acai juice, magazines, items on e-bay, other supplements, chocolate, or just trying to be an affiliate marketer, being on the web is important. What many don't realize is that you can get free blog pages from Google or other companies. Blogging is a lifestyle friendly way of making extra money, as you can do this from the comfort of your own home.

Now, it is not the easiest thing in the world to promote a long website like "johnsmithsbestacaijuice.blogspot.com", because that is kind of a long address, or URL in webspeak. You will probably get some traffic from people who visit the Blogger pages. I am a strong believer that people who blog are part of a great alternative universe of non-mainstream media that is growing in popularity. However, mention blogging to the "average joe" person on the street and you might get a "huh?" in response.

Start by visiting a site like Google, where you can get a free blog. It is easy to produce for a non-web expert in programming. After that, you can purchase a domain name from one the the many domain name sellers like Yahoo, Go Daddy, or numerous others. The domain could be something simple, like www.aaajuice.com, which is shorter. Have the domain point to the blog, and even if you have little skills in HTML (the language of web design), you will be running your own website. This way, you are getting the best of the alternative web (as I like to call it), and the best of web traffic through traditional domain names and traffic. Search the web to submit your sites, and maybe join a web community that allows you to promote your products.

Here is where Adbrite and other advertisers come in. Let's say you are a successful promoter, but maybe are not selling as much product as you had hoped. You can place advertising code on your website. If you are successful with getting the right content, a percentage of your web visitors will visit your sponsors who are advertising. In other words, it is extra money. Adbrite and other advertisers will find the sponsors for you, so you do not have to worry about finding sponsors for your specific site.

Now, will you get rich off advertising? No, probably not. But remember, this is extra money you are making besides your regular job. This will help you pay off credit card debt, save for educational goals, or make some fun money. Would you rather stock shelves at a retail store late at night, or work on selling something from home? I know I would rather work from my computer and see my kids at night, then face a gun waved in my face delivering pizza. If you get multiple advertisers, you can increase potential revenue chances. In the end, you should be able to bring in extra money that covers web costs and more after several months.

Make sure you read the Terms and Conditions of your advertising partners. Nothing is worse than being banned from an advertiser and losing money because of doing something that violates any agreement between you and your advertiser. You don't always get told what you did wrong, and it probably isn't worth your time figuring why you were banned (if it happens). It is the advertising company sending you the money. Remember it is there playground, and they are allowing you to play and collect a but of money. Based on my experience from the past year, the game is worth playing.